Virtualisation

Question 1

Which of the following allows multiple operating systems to work on the same hardware simultaneously?

Answer 1

Virtualization

Question 2

For best performance, a custom workstation designed for virtualization tasks needs: [3]

Answer 2

• Large, fast hard drive
• Maximum RAM
• Maximum CPU cores

Question 3

Which of the following are examples of Hardware-Assisted Virtualization (HAV) technologies? [2]

Answer 3

• VT-x

- AMD-V

Question 4

The term “VM sprawl” is used to describe a situation in which large number of deployed virtual machines lack proper administrative controls. T/F

Answer 4

True

Question 5

The term “VM escape” refers to the process of breaking out of the boundaries of a guest operating system installation to access the primary hypervisor controlling all the virtual machines on the host machine. T/F

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Which of the following security measures can be used to prevent VM sprawl? (Select 2 answers)

Answer 6

• Usage audit

- Asset documentation

Question 7

Which of the following can be used as countermeasures against VM escape? (Select 2 answers)

Answer 7

• Sandboxing

- Patch management

Question 8

In virtualization technology, a software program that manages multiple operating systems (or multiple instances of the same operating system) on a single computer system is called a:

Answer 8

Hypervisor

Question 9

Which of the following statements describe disadvantages of virtualization? (Select 2 answers)

Answer 9

• Performance is degraded by having multiple virtual machines that run on a single host and share hardware resources
• Hardware used for hosting virtual machines becomes a single point of failure